My Cookbook Easy Recipes Released

Finally, my cookbook is officially released ! I’ve been feeling over the moon for the past two days. Right at the moment when I received my editor’s email telling me that all the printing job of my cookbook was finished, I almost yelled out, “Done!” I couldn’t express how I feel relieved and excited in words. My cookbook, titled 《簡易食譜──精選．易學．經典》Easy Recipes－A Selection of Simple Classics, will hit the shelves in Hong Kong bookshops in a few days.

Since I got the book deal and secured the contract with my publisher, I started working days and nights, from drafting recipes, shopping for ingredients and cooking, taking photographs, writing articles together with translating recipes, it’s a long to-do list to get finished at the end of last year. Then, there had been countless, long chains of email exchange with my editor. Two months ago, I got a chance to go back to my hometown, Hong Kong, and conducted a face-to-face meeting with my editor and designer to finalize all the details. Looking back, over a year, the cookbook was indeed a labour of love by many wonderful people, not only me. I feel so blessed and happy to work with them.

Most importantly, without the support of you, my dear readers / fans, I couldn’t get this far. Many fans of my Chinese facebook fan page kept asking when my cookbook will be released. Sorry for the long wait. Thank you all for your patience.
As many of my fans are bilingual readers, some with friends who only read English, my cookbook is written in both Chinese and English. Here’s the detailed information.

A selection of over 60 classic and delicious recipes, including breakfast, tea, main, soup and dessert.

To use the simple way to help recreate the traditional, homey and tasty dishes.

To walk you through the 7 Daily Necessities that Every Cook Should Know.

It’s written in Chinese-English, with clear, easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions.

There are 312 pages in total.

You’ll find this cookbook designed with heaps of photos and know how exactly each dish looks like.

With detailed step-by-step instructions, and pictures side by side, you can follow at ease. For some recipes that call for unique ingredients, there’re pictures of them in order to help you source them.

Q&A：Q. Where can I get this cookbook - 《簡易食譜──精選．易學．經典》 Easy Recipes－A Selection of Simple Classics?A. If you’re living in Hong Kong, that’s easy and straight forward. You can get it from any bookshops in Hong Kong.

Q. I’m living overseas, like US, Canada, Australia, South East Asia or other countries except Hong Kong, how can I buy your cookbook?A. It’s easy too. Overseas readers / fans can make use of the online service rendered by my publisher, Etpress 經濟日報出版社, and place your order on their official website.

Note: For those who read English, my publisher has created an English order page here where you'll find a shopping demo to help you understand how to go about placing your order.

Q. Can I get your cookbook in Malaysia or Singapore? (Remark: This is a question repeatedly asked by my fans from Malaysia on facebook.）A. If you’re living in Malaysia, Singapore or any districts in South East Asia, and want to get your copy from nearby bookshops, you might like to approach the bookshop and ask for help. They’d order it from my publisher, Etpress 經濟日報出版社, once they realize there’s a need.

Again, heaps of thanks from the bottom of my heart to you all ! Happy cooking to everyone !

Updates (21 Sept. 2012):
As I received feedbacks from some readers/fans, knowing some of you who live overseas might have trouble getting my cookbook, hope the following links might help:

Congratulation Christine! Love to share your excitement and happiness! I've read your cooking blog and recipes since I moved from Hong Kong to Australia a few years ago. Well done! Sure will get your new book from HK soon.

Congratulations Christine! I'm so happy for you. No matter how I must have your book. I have been reading your blog and recipes ever since I get to know you.Thank you for sharing your passion all these years.

Wow! congratulations! I am a big fan of your blog and I'm sure people are going to snatch up your book! Great job! It would be wonderful if I could get a hand of a copy from one of the Chinese bookstores in Vancouver. We have a huge Chinese population. I will inquire.

Hey Christine! I really want to purchase your book but I live overseas. I tried purchasing it online through your publisher but somehow I wasn't able to register. Is there any other way I could purchase it?

I will be going to Hong Kong in about 2 weeks time for only 2 days only. I will be staying at Tshimshatsui area. I would love to get your book and would appreciate if you could kindly let me know if there is any bookstore at tat area.

I miss my mom's home cooking and I'm so excited to see you have created very similar dishes. Just ordered the book from YESASIA.COM This was a much easier website to deal with a full English Translation.Congrats and Thank you,Kim

Hi Christine! Am from the Philippines, and finally got your cookbook in the mail today. It was worth waiting for it. I just love it and the recipes are easy to follow. Thank you and wishing you more success!

I asked my father who lives in HK to buy it for me (I live in Canada). It was sold out in a lot of places. It is a lovely cookbook and you've packed so much into it, it is great value! My husband loves the eggplant recipe!

My copy finally came (had it shipped by sea since it's cheaper)! I tried a few of the recipes and they're simple and great! I've always love your recipes since they're simplified and the ingredients can be easily found around where I live (a somewhat remote city in US). I actually order an extra one for my Americanized Chinese friend. She tried the orange ribs and really likes it :)

Received your book few days ago and love the recipes. Tried the paper wrapped cupcake yesterday and has a small question... Is the top of the cake supposed to shrink when it's out of the oven. The cake itself will also shrink on the sides? Love the taste but need to improve the appearance as it didn't look very appealing after it shrank. I didn't have the baking cups so I use my Corelle teacup but I am glad I had finally learned how to line the cup!